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Learning the Irish Negation displayed below is vital to the language. Irish negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy). Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Irish Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Diúltú a |
| he is not here | Níl sé anseo |
| that is not my book | Ní hé seo mo leabhar |
| do not enter | Nil cead isteach/Ná tar isteach |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Irish.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Irish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Irish vocabulary.
| English Negation | Irish Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | I don't speak German = Ní labhraím Gearmáinis |
| I don't write | Ní féidir liom scríobh |
| I don't drive | Ní thiomáinim |
| I don't love | Níl grá agam do |
| I don't give | Ní thugaim |
| I don't smile | NÍl aoibh orm |
| I don't take | Ní ghlacaim |
| he doesn't speak | Ní labhraíonn sé |
| he doesn't write | Ní scríobhann sé |
| he doesn't drive | Ní thiomáineann sé |
| he doesn't love | Níl grá aige do |
| he doesn't give | Ní thugann sé |
| he doesn't smile | Níl sé ag meangadh |
| he doesn't take | Ní thógann sé / Ní ghlacann sé |
| we don't speak | Ní labhraímid |
| we don't write | Ní scríobhaimid |
| we don't drive | Ní thiomáinimid |
| we don't love | Níl grá againn do/ |
| we don't give | Ní thugaimid |
| we don't smile | Níl aoibh orainn |
| we don't take | Ní thógaimid |
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